Peak of abnormal heat, above 37°C

We live as expected Extreme heat wave of summer. Here are some of the highs recorded yesterday afternoon in the city and province: Kazakhstan San Martino +37.1°CPaderno Franciacorta +36.4°C, Fornaci +35.9°C, Prevalle +35.6°C, Brandico +35.4°C, Villanuova sul Clisi +35.3°C, Vestone +35.2°C. Very hot in our valleys too: temperatures exceeded 34°C in Esine and Sellero. It touched 32 degrees Celsius in Bagolino.

It should be noted that the meteorological station of the Pastori Institute has sounded Thirty-fifth consecutive high above 32°C. The temperature is increasingly inconsistent not only during the day, but also at night, as evidenced by the minimum temperature recorded yesterday: among the highest values, +27.0 ° C measured in Cologne stands out.

Now? Unfortunately, as predicted Abnormal heat It will continue for the next few days. Historical records will remain unbeaten, but the unrelenting phase of unusually warm weather that began at the end of the first ten days of July will continue.

Weather Quiz

Therefore, barring impossible twists and turns, this year too we must abandon the classic «“Storm in Mid-August”. This was the last resort meteoquiz. In the past, in the Po Valley, a real summer “break” often came on August 15: rain and thunderstorms wiped out every trace, the temperature dropped sharply and from that moment the inevitable decline of the hot season began. In recent decades Traditional mid-August storms have become rare. This is one of the many consequences of climate change.

talking Summer snackTry to guess what was the highest temperature recorded in Mombiano on the afternoon of 11 August 2002.